# 2023 European Games

The 3rd European Games (Polish: III Igrzyska Europejskie, Igrzyska Europejskie 2023), also known as the 2023 European Games or Kraków-Małopolska 2023, was an international multi-sport event held from 21 June to 2 July 2023 in Kraków and Małopolska, Poland. It was the first time that Poland hosted the European Games. All Olympic sports held at the European Games provided qualification opportunities for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.

## Host selection

At the time of the 2015 European Games, the city of Manchester, United Kingdom expressed its wish to host the 2023 Games. No further interest was expressed since after the 2018 European Championships were awarded to Glasgow, Scotland and the 2022 Commonwealth Games were awarded to Birmingham, England.
In May 2018, the European Olympic Committees (EOC) asserted that the bidding process for the 2023 Games would be open to joint bids from multiple countries.
The EOC launched the bid process on 20 September 2018 after a meeting of the constituent National Olympic Committees in Stockholm. Following the approval of the Bid Document, it was sent to the 50 NOCs in Europe alongside a letter from EOC President Janez Kocijančič inviting applications. The application stage was set to close on 28 February 2019.
In January 2019, Marcin Krupa, the mayor of Katowice, Poland, announced the city's interest hosting the Games, becoming the first candidate city. Soon after, Kazan, the capital of Tatarstan, Russia expressed its interest in hosting the 2023 Games and its intention to submit an application to the EOC. Its bid would be made attractive by the fact the city built much sporting infrastructure when hosting the 2013 Summer Universiade and the 2015 FINA World Aquatics Championships and that a Russian bid has been supported by premier Vladimir Putin.
In February 2019, the application deadline was extended by two months, until 30 April, due to "strong interest from across the continent". In May 2019, after the extended deadline had passed, the EOC again postponed the deadline, this time until the 31 May. No reason was given for the second extension.
In May 2019, the Polish Olympic Committee announced that Kraków would replace Katowice as the Polish bid for the Games following the withdrawal of its bid for the 2022 Winter Olympics and the waning interest in Katowice. The same month, EOC President Janez Kocijančič reiterated his expectation that the host for the 2023 Games would be chosen before the start of the 2019 European Games in Minsk on the 21 June 2019.
After the deadline for bid submission passed on the 31 May 2019, the European Olympic Committees confirmed that only one formal bid had been completed, that of Kraków in collaboration with the province Małopolska. The mayor of Kraków, Jacek Majchrowski, had previously said that the city might decline to run the Games without support from regional and national government.
The official election of the European Games 2023 host took place at an EOC General Assembly in Minsk on 22 June 2019 where it was unanimously decided that Kraków and the surrounding Lesser Poland region would hold the Games. The vote was by a show of hands. The contract with the host city was signed on 17 May 2022.

### Votes results

2023 European Games bidding results :
| City | Nation | Votes |
| Kraków, Małopolska | Poland | Unanimous |

## Organisation

On 28 June 2019, six days after Kraków was awarded the Games, the EOC confirmed it had signed a letter of intent with the European Union of Gymnastics to include gymnastics in the upcoming Games. In July 2019, Hasan Arat, the vice-president of the Turkish Olympic Committee, was named chair of the EOC's Co-ordination Commission for the 2023 Games. He said he was "honoured and humbled by the decision".
In October the same year, both the city of Kraków and the Małopolska region signed a letter of intent confirming their joint commitment to the hosting of the Games. In March 2020, Kraków's mayor Jacek Majchrowski warned of cuts to the city budget and impacts on the tourism industry due to coronavirus which could impact the success of the Games.

### Funding

In February 2021, the Games faced a funding deadlock when the city of Kraków said it needed financial guarantees from the Polish government in order to proceed with the signing of the host city contract. A spokesperson of the office of the mayor of Kraków, Jacek Majchrowski, said that the city had agreed to host the Games "only on condition that the government subsidised the necessary infrastructure". Government organisers blamed the city's leadership, with Jacek Sasin saying that "Kraków is the organiser of the Games" and that the government is "ready" to support it. Sasin said that the government would commit to sharing funding, but only after Kraków signed the host city contract. However, Majchrowski said that he would not sign the agreement until the government has introduced legislation supporting the event's organisation, leading to suggestions that Katowice, the original bid city, and the Silesia region could end up hosting the Games. In a statement, the EOC said they were "working closely with the organisers" and remained "confident" that Kraków would sign the host city contract.
In early March 2021, the EOC entered into talks with Silesian officials to explore the possibility of the region co-hosting the event. Kraków and the Polish government were reported to have come to an agreement over funding by the end of March 2021.

## Opening ceremony

The opening ceremony was held at Stadion Miejski and ran from 20:30 to 23:45 CEST.
| Order | Nation | Flag bearer | Sport/Function |
| 1 | Greece | Elina Tzengko | Athletics |
| 2 | Albania | Alvin Karaqi Ornela Mahmutaj | Karate Team official |
| 3 | Andorra | Nana Linan | Taekwondo |
| 4 | Armenia | Gayane Chiloyan Levon Aghasyan | Athletics |
| 5 | Austria | Sofia Polcanova Lukas Weißhaidinger | Table tennis Athletics |
| 6 | Azerbaijan | Yaylagul Ramazanova Barat Guliyev | Archery Fencing |
| 7 | Belgium | Camille Laus Kevin Borlée | Athletics |
| 8 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Ada Avdagić Nedžad Husić | Taekwondo |
| 9 | Bulgaria | Angel Kodinov Yuliya Keremidchieva | Canoeing Sport climbing |
| 10 | Croatia | Nikolina Ćaćić Matej Nevešćanin | Boxing Diving |
| 11 | Cyprus | Constantina Nicolaou Christos Achilléos | Shooting Taekwondo |
| 12 | Czech Republic | Iveta Miculyčová Jan Kříž | Cycling Sport climbing |
| 13 | Denmark | Line Gyldenløve Kristensen Jonathan Groth | Beach handball Table tennis |
| 14 | Estonia | Annika Koster Joosep Karlson | 3x3 basketball Canoeing |
| 15 | Finland | Netta Malinen Antti Tekoniemi | Canoeing Archery |
| 16 | France | Marie Mané Jean-Charles Valladont | 3x3 basketball Archery |
| 17 | Georgia | Tsiko Putkaradze Zaza Nadiradze | Archery Canoeing |
| 18 | Germany | Isabel Kattner Max Rendschmidt | Beach handball Canoeing |
| 19 | Great Britain | Abbie Brown Joe Clarke | Rugby sevens Canoeing |
| 20 | Hungary | Dóra Madarász Ádám Varga | Table tennis Canoeing |
| 21 | Iceland | Marín Aníta Hilmarsdóttir Ingibjörg Erla Grétarsdóttir | Archery Taekwondo |
| 22 | Ireland | Sarah Lavin Liam Jegou | Athletics Canoeing |
| 23 | Israel | Lonah Chemtai Salpeter Joaquin Szuchman | Athletics 3x3 basketball |
| 24 | Italy | Odette Giuffrida Mauro Nespoli | Judo Archery |
| 25 | Kosovo | Donjeta Sadiku Muhamet Ramadani | Boxing Athletics |
| 26 | Latvia | Inese Tarvida Roberts Akmens | Taekwondo Canoeing |
| 27 | Liechtenstein | Nadina Klauser Matthias Verling | Artistic swimming Athletics |
| 28 | Lithuania | Henrikas Žustautas Kamilė Nacickaitė | Canoeing 3x3 basketball |
| 29 | Luxembourg | Ni Xialian Flavio Giannotte | Table tennis Fencing |
| 30 | Malta | Elaine Genovese Matthew Galea Soler | Tennis Athletics |
| 31 | Monaco | Xiaoxin Yang Nicolas Fedoroff | Table tennis Padel |
| 32 | Montenegro | Bojana Gojković Danijel Furtula | Boxing Athletics |
| 33 | Netherlands | Isabel Barnard Sheyi Adetunji | Beach handball 3x3 basketball |
| 34 | Norway | Elisabeth Hammerstad Borgar Haug | Beach handball Table tennis |
| 35 | North Macedonia | Milijana Ristikj Emil Pavlov | Karate |
| 36 | Portugal | Fu Yu Fernando Pimenta | Table tennis Canoeing |
| 37 | Moldova | Zalina Merghieva Serghei Tarnovschi | Athletics Canoeing |
| 38 | Romania | Bianca Ghelber Cătălin Chirilă | Athletics Canoeing |
| 39 | San Marino | Alessandra Perilli Mattias Mongiusti | Shooting Table tennis |
| 40 | Serbia | Milica Novaković Marko Novaković | Canoeing |
| 41 | Slovakia | Barbora Balážová Miroslav Duchoň | Table tennis Archery |
| 42 | Slovenia | Ana Tofant Den Habjan Malavašič | Table tennis Archery |
| 43 | Spain | Patricia Encinas Guardado Carlos Arévalo | Beach handball Canoeing |
| 44 | Sweden | Petter Menning Linnea Stensils | Canoeing |
| 45 | Switzerland | Nikita Ducarroz Westher Molteni | Cycling 3x3 basketball |
| 46 | Turkey | Merve Dinçel Hakan Reçber | Taekwondo |
| 47 | Ukraine | Anastasia Pavlova Andrii Rybachok | Archery Canoeing |
| 48 | EOC Refugee Team | Cindy Winner Djankeu Ngamba Kasra Mehdipournejad | Boxing Taekwondo |
| 49 | Poland | Sandra Drabik Łukasz Niedzielak | Boxing Beach handball |

## Games
### Sports

The following competitions took place:
* 2023 European Games
* Archery (8) (details)
* Artistic swimming (8) (details)
* Athletics (38) (details)
* Badminton (5) (details)
* Basketball (2) (details)
* Beach handball (2) (details)
* Beach soccer (2) (details)
* Boxing (13) (details)
* Breaking (2) (details)
* Canoe slalom (10) (details)
* Canoe sprint (16) (details)
* Cycling (4) (details)
* Diving (13) (details)
* Fencing (12) (details)
* Judo (1) (details)
* Karate (12) (details)
* Kickboxing (16) (details)
* Modern pentathlon (5) (details)
* Muaythai (10) (details)
* Padel (3) (details)
* Rugby sevens (2) (details)
* Shooting (30) (details)
* Ski jumping (5) (details)
* Sport climbing (6) (details)
* Table tennis (5) (details)
* Taekwondo (16) (details)
* Teqball (5) (details)
* Triathlon (3) (details)
In addition, the following sports as 'side events' (demonstration sports) are included on the official program:
* Side Events at the 2023 European Games
* Mountain running (2) (details)
* Motor racing (details)
* Chess (1) (details) (1)
* Amputee football (details)
* Sumo (12) (details)
* Orienteering (2) (details)
Traditional Martial Arts:
* Kurash
* Ukrainian Traditional Belt Wrestling
* Lithuanian Traditional Wrestling “Ristynės”
* Ukrainian Wrestling “SPAS”
An E-sport European Games, recognised by the EOC, is also being held alongside the Games, but does not form part of the Kraków 2023 program.

### Calendar

| OC | Opening ceremony | ● | Event competitions | 1 | Event finals | CC | Closing ceremony |
| June/July | June/July | 20th Tue | 21st Wed | 22nd Thu | 23rd Fri | 24th Sat | 25th Sun | 26th Mon | 27th Tue | 28th Wed | 29th Thu | 30th Fri | 1st Sat | 2nd Sun | Total events |
| Ceremonies | Ceremonies | | OC | | | | | | | | | | | CC | |
| Aquatics | Artistic swimming | | ● | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | 8 |
| Aquatics | Diving | | | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | | | | | 13 |
| Archery | Archery | | | | ● | 2 | 2 | ● | ● | 2 | 2 | | | | 8 |
| Athletics | Athletics | ● | ● | ● | 12 | 13 | 13 | | | | | | | | 38 |
| Badminton | Badminton | | | | | | | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Basketball (3x3) | Basketball (3x3) | | ● | ● | ● | 2 | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| Beach handball | Beach handball | ● | ● | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| Beach soccer | Beach soccer | | | | | | | | ● | ● | ● | ● | 2 | | 2 |
| Boxing | Boxing | | | | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | | ● | 7 | 6 | 13 |
| Breaking | Breaking | | | | | | | ● | 2 | | | | | | 2 |
| Canoeing | Slalom | | | | | | | | | | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| Canoeing | Sprint | | ● | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 16 |
| Cycling | BMX | | ● | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| Cycling | Mountain biking | | | | | | 2 | | | | | | | | 2 |
| Fencing | Fencing | | | | | | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | | | 12 |
| Judo | Judo | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | 1 |
| Karate | Karate | | | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 12 |
| Kickboxing | Kickboxing | | | | | | | | | | | ● | ● | 16 | 16 |
| Modern pentathlon | Modern pentathlon | | | | | | ● | ● | ● | ● | 1 | | 4 | | 5 |
| Muaythai | Muaythai | | | | | | ● | ● | 10 | | | | | | 10 |
| Padel | Padel | | ● | ● | ● | ● | 3 | | | | | | | | 3 |
| Rugby sevens | Rugby sevens | | | | | | ● | ● | 2 | | | | | | 2 |
| Shooting | Shooting | | | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 30 |
| Ski jumping | Ski jumping | | | | | | | | 1 | | 2 | 1 | 1 | | 5 |
| Sport climbing | Sport climbing | | | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | 6 |
| Table tennis | Table tennis | | | | ● | ● | ● | 1 | 2 | ● | ● | ● | 2 | | 5 |
| Taekwondo | Taekwondo | | | | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | 16 |
| Teqball | Teqball | | | | | | | | | ● | 2 | 1 | 2 | | 5 |
| Triathlon | Triathlon | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 | | | 1 | | 3 |
| Daily medal events | Daily medal events | | | 21 | 36 | 38 | 34 | 12 | 25 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 26 | 31 | 254 |
| Cumulative total | Cumulative total | | | 21 | 57 | 95 | 129 | 141 | 166 | 175 | 188 | 197 | 223 | 254 | 254 |
| June/July | June/July | 20th Tue | 21st Wed | 22nd Thu | 23rd Fri | 24th Sat | 25th Sun | 26th Mon | 27th Tue | 28th Wed | 29th Thu | 30th Fri | 1st Sat | 2nd Sun | Total events |

## Venues

Events took place in the city of Kraków, the surrounding Lesser Poland Voivodeship region and in Bielsko-Biała and Chorzów in the neighbouring Silesian Voivodeship.

### Kraków (twelve sports)

| Venue | Sports |
| Stadion Miejski | Opening and closing ceremonies and Rugby 7 |
| Cracovia Arena | Basketball 3×3 |
| Hutnik Arena | Table tennis |
| Kraków-Kolna Canoe Slalom Course | Canoe slalom |
| Kryspinów Waterway | Canoe sprint |
| Płaszowianka Archery Park | Archery |
| Tauron Arena Kraków | Fencing |
| AWF Sports Centre | Modern pentathlon |
| Krakow Mainsquare | Teqball and Padel |
| Cracovia Hall | Kickboxing |

### Krzeszowice (one sport)

| Venue | Sports |
| Krzeszowice BMX Park | Cycling BMX Freestyle |

### Chorzów (one sport)

| Venue | Sports |
| Stadion Śląski | Athletics |

### Krynica-Zdrój (four sports)

| Venue | Sports |
| Krynica-Zdrój Hill Park | Mountain bike cycling |
| Krynica-Zdrój Arena | Judo and Taekwondo |

### Bielsko-Biała (one sport)

| Venue | Sports |
| Dębowiec Sports Arena | Karate |

### Oświęcim (one sport)

| Venue | Sports |
| Aquatics Centre | Artistic swimming |

### Rzeszów (one sport)

| Venue | Sports |
| Diving Arena | Diving |

### Tarnów (four sports)

| Venue | Sports |
| Hala Unii | Badminton |
| Tarnów Beach Arena | Beach handball and Beach soccer |
| Tarnów Climbing Centre | Sport climbing |

### Wrocław (one sport)

| Venue | Sports |
| Wrocław Shooting Centre | Shooting |

### Zakopane (one sport)

| Venue | Sports |
| Średnia Krokiew | Ski jumping (normal hill) |
| Wielka Krokiew | Ski jumping (large hill) |

### Nowy Targ (one sport)

| Venue | Sports |
| Nowy Targ Arena | Boxing |

## Participating National Olympic Committees

The following 48 National Olympic Committees participated, along with the EOC Refugee Team:
* Participating National Olympic Committees
* Albania (40)
* Andorra (27)
* Armenia (55)
* Austria (170)
* Azerbaijan (100)
* Belgium (140)
* Bosnia and Herzegovina (55)
* Bulgaria (113)
* Croatia (130)
* Cyprus (74)
* Czech Republic (273)
* Denmark (163)
* Estonia (110)
* Finland (118)
* France (298)
* Georgia (100)
* Germany (361)
* Great Britain (254)
* Greece (170)
* Hungary (246)
* Iceland (38)
* Ireland (123)
* Israel (141)
* Italy (372)
* Kosovo (38)
* Latvia (98)
* Liechtenstein (7)
* Lithuania (148)
* Luxembourg (60)
* Malta (36)
* Moldova (74)
* Monaco (3)
* Montenegro (40)
* Netherlands (186)
* North Macedonia (38)
* Norway (155)
* Poland (404) (host)
* Portugal (208)
* Romania (151)
* EOC Refugee Team (4)
* San Marino (32)
* Serbia (125)
* Slovakia (145)
* Slovenia (143)
* Spain (347)
* Sweden (141)
* Switzerland (220)
* Turkey (193)
* Ukraine (265)
* *As a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the European Olympic Committees has taken a decision to not invite athletes from Russia and Belarus to the European Games.
| IOC Code | Country | Running Order | Athletes |
| POL | 1 | Poland | 404 |
| ITA | 2 | Italy | 372 |
| GER | 3 | Germany | 361 |
| ESP | 4 | Spain | 347 |
| FRA | 5 | France | 298 |
| CZE | 6 | Czech Republic | 273 |
| UKR | 7 | Ukraine | 265 |
| GBR | 8 | Great Britain | 254 |
| HUN | 9 | Hungary | 246 |
| SUI | 10 | Switzerland | 220 |
| POR | 11 | Portugal | 208 |
| TUR | 12 | Turkey | 193 |
| NED | 13 | Netherlands | 186 |
| AUT | 14 | Austria | 170 |
| GRE | 15 | Greece | 170 |
| DEN | 16 | Denmark | 163 |
| NOR | 17 | Norway | 155 |
| ROU | 18 | Romania | 151 |
| LTU | 19 | Lithuania | 148 |
| SVK | 20 | Slovakia | 145 |
| SLO | 21 | Slovenia | 143 |
| ISR | 22 | Israel | 141 |
| SWE | 23 | Sweden | 141 |
| BEL | 24 | Belgium | 140 |
| CRO | 25 | Croatia | 130 |
| SRB | 26 | Serbia | 125 |
| IRL | 27 | Ireland | 123 |
| FIN | 28 | Finland | 118 |
| BUL | 29 | Bulgaria | 113 |
| EST | 30 | Estonia | 110 |
| AZE | 31 | Azerbaijan | 100 |
| GEO | 32 | Georgia | 100 |
| LAT | 33 | Latvia | 98 |
| CYP | 34 | Cyprus | 74 |
| MDA | 35 | Moldova | 74 |
| LUX | 36 | Luxembourg | 60 |
| ARM | 37 | Armenia | 55 |
| BIH | 38 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 55 |
| ALB | 39 | Albania | 40 |
| MNE | 40 | Montenegro | 40 |
| ISL | 41 | Iceland | 38 |
| KOS | 42 | Kosovo | 38 |
| MKD | 43 | North Macedonia | 38 |
| MLT | 44 | Malta | 36 |
| SMR | 45 | San Marino | 32 |
| AND | 46 | Andorra | 27 |
| LIE | 47 | Liechtenstein | 7 |
| ERT | 48 | Refugee Olympic Team | 4 |
| MON | 49 | Monaco | 3 |
| Total | 6,857 |

## Medal table

* Host nation (Poland)
2023 European Games medal table :
| Rank | NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Italy | 35 | 26 | 39 | 100 |
| 2 | Spain | 21 | 17 | 19 | 57 |
| 3 | Ukraine | 21 | 12 | 8 | 41 |
| 4 | Germany | 20 | 16 | 27 | 63 |
| 5 | France | 17 | 19 | 26 | 62 |
| 6 | Poland* | 13 | 19 | 18 | 50 |
| 7 | Great Britain | 12 | 10 | 27 | 49 |
| 8 | Hungary | 10 | 10 | 18 | 38 |
| 9 | Turkey | 9 | 9 | 20 | 38 |
| 10 | Netherlands | 8 | 6 | 5 | 19 |
| 11 | Czech Republic | 7 | 10 | 11 | 28 |
| 12 | Austria | 7 | 6 | 6 | 19 |
| 13 | Switzerland | 7 | 5 | 12 | 24 |
| 14 | Denmark | 7 | 5 | 5 | 17 |
| 15 | Romania | 6 | 6 | 5 | 17 |
| 16 | Norway | 6 | 4 | 5 | 15 |
| 17 | Croatia | 5 | 4 | 4 | 13 |
| 18 | Ireland | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 |
| 19 | Georgia | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 20 | Slovenia | 3 | 8 | 2 | 13 |
| 21 | Portugal | 3 | 7 | 6 | 16 |
| 22 | Serbia | 3 | 6 | 7 | 16 |
| 23 | Bulgaria | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 |
| 24 | Azerbaijan | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 |
| 25 | Latvia | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 26 | Sweden | 2 | 7 | 5 | 14 |
| 27 | Greece | 2 | 5 | 10 | 17 |
| 28 | Belgium | 2 | 5 | 6 | 13 |
| 29 | Lithuania | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 30 | Finland | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 31 | Estonia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 32 | Albania | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 33 | Slovakia | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 34 | Israel | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 35 | Moldova | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 36 | Cyprus | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 37 | Armenia | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 38 | Luxembourg | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 39 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 39 | Monaco | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 39 | North Macedonia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (41 entries) | Totals (41 entries) | 254 | 253 | 333 | 840 |

## Marketing
### Emblem

The official emblem of the games was unveiled on 21 June 2022, exactly one year before the opening ceremony. Designed by Marcin Salawa the emblem depicts a flame containing the towers of St. Mary's Basilica, to represent the city of Kraków and the Tatra Mountains, to represent the landscape of the Małopolska region. The colours, taken from the coats of arms of Kraków, and Małopolska, represent fire and water. Fire is said to symbolise action, will, energy, while water symbolises spirituality, emotions and purification.

### Motto

The official motto of the games is We are Unity, Polish: Jesteśmy jednością, lit. 'We are One'.

### Mascots

“Krakusek” the dragon and “Sandra” the salamander have been chosen as the official mascots for the European Games Kraków-Małopolska 2023. The initiative, which received over 2,400 entries, was open to young people aged 5–15 across the continent. The dragon design by 15-year-old Katarzyna Biśta from Libiąż references the local culture and history of Kraków. Alongside Krakusek, the creation of the black and gold salamander by 10-year-old Gloria Goryl from Wojnicz portrays the fire salamander which can be found in south Poland.

## Promotion
### Sponsors

On 6 July 2021, Atos has been selected by the European Olympic Committees as its official Digital Technology Partner for the 2023 and 2027 editions of the European Games. As part of this partnership, Atos, long-standing supporter of the Olympic Movement, and EOC, the governing body for Europe's 50 National Olympic Committees, will work together to improve fan engagement. On November 14 2022, representatives of LaLiga and the European Games Organising Committee signed a cooperation agreement to mutually promote sports events and organisations.
| General Sponsor | PKN Orlen |
| Main Partners | Atos, La Liga, President of Poland, Lotto, MARR, Realme, Tauron Group |
| Media Patrons | RMF, WP |

### Broadcasting rights

50 countries around the world will broadcast the European Games.
* Albania – RTSH
* Austria – ORF
* Azerbaijan – CBC Sport
* Belgium – RTBF and VRT
* Bulgaria – BNT 3
* Croatia – HRT
* Cyprus – CyBC
* Czech Republic – ČT sport
* Estonia – ERR
* Finland – Yle
* France – TF1 and La chaine L'Équipe
* Germany – ARD and ZDF
* Greece – ERT
* Hungary – MTVA
* Iceland – RÚV
* Ireland – RTÉ
* Israel – TSC
* Italy – RAI
* Kosovo – RTK
* Americas - Panam Sports
* Latin America (except Brazil) – Claro
* Lithuania – LRT
* Netherlands – NOS
* Norway – NRK
* Poland – TVP
* Portugal – RTP
* Romania – TVR
* Slovakia – RTVS
* Slovenia – RTV Slovenija
* Spain – RTVE and ENJOY
* Sweden – SVT and SR
* Switzerland – SRG SSR
* Turkey – TRT and SARI
* Ukraine – UA:PBC
* Pan European – Eurosport
    ^1 – Included nations are Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela.

## Controversies
### Former LGBT ideology-free zone

The region of Małopolska, to which the Games were jointly awarded, declared itself an LGBT ideology-free zone in 2019. In August 2020, the Lord Provost of Edinburgh Frank Ross wrote to Kraków's mayor Jacek Majchrowski to confirm the city's opposition to homophobia after calls for a "serious rethink" of the two cities' twinning relationship. In September 2020, a group of European politicians (including Liz Barker, a member of the House of Lords and Terry Reintke and Marc Angel, two MEPs) published a letter addressed to the European Olympic Committees in which they demanded LGBT rights be respected and suggested that the Games should be held in a different location due to the Małopolska region's status. Flemish sports minister Ben Weyts said the region's LGBT-free zone declaration is "incompatible with the values of the Olympic Charter" and that Olympic Committees should not support bids from such regions. The EOC responded, saying that there would be "no discrimination of any kind" and that the Olympic Charter would be respected. The Małopolska region revoked its declaration of an LGBT ideology-free zone on 27 September 2021 and instead adopted a resolution to "oppose any discrimination against anyone for any reason".

### Status of Russian and Belarusian athletes

The Polish government has announced that athletes representing Russia and Belarus would not be allowed to attend the games as a result of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.